So I'm surprised that I can't buy the whole shooting match in one go but happy to buy the above products separately, whatever.

But the other thing is the guy in the instructions above uses a syringe as well as a length of tube with a plastic bag on the end and these don't appear to be included in the bleed kit- presumably I have to procure these separately somewhere?

I really thought I'd just be able to buy the whole lot in one go.

The problem is I'm pretty woeful at maintenance so could really do with being able to follow the above instructions by rote, step by step otherwise I know I'll just fu*k it up- any bodge jobs, workarounds, home-made solutions will doubtless be beyond me.

Is there really nowhere I can get the whole lot in one go? And if not, where can I get the syringe, tube and plastic bag thing?

It's a bit cheaper on eBay if you don't make the free delivery. It took me about 15 minutes to shorten and bleed both brakes the other day. I think their kit is better than the oem shimano funnel one as you can push fluid from each end in one bleed (easier with 2 of you) If you need to refill completely CRC do the big bottles of mineral oil cheap.

You actually need both unless you have a syringe or something to screw into the reservoir at the bars.

The "bleed kit and oil" gives you the oil and a bit of pipe, that'll do for attaching to the calliper but you need something the other end like the funnel, or a syringe with a screw thread on it, to catch the oil.

Shimano changed from a generic bleed system to a shimano specific funnel system around 2 years back. Folks will recommend a particular system for you, but until we know the year and model its all guesswork.

I gathered all the various bits and just had a go with some new deore brakes on my commuter hack. The kit from Epic Bleed Solutions has some good instructions, but i did also buy the shimano bleed funnel thing which was very useful.

I've got to do the same again on some XT brakes for my soon-to-arrive Canyon (to replace the elixirs it comes with).

I did manage to get everything covered in mineral oil though, but holding your pads with pliers over a gas hob ring will burn the oil out and get them working again (And next time I will remove them first!).